Class AAA, Region 8, District 16
Record: 11-1 (0-0)
Principal Dr. Vincent Hunter Mansfield Shelby County
4851 Elvis Preley
Memphis, TN 38116
C.J. Anderson @ Whitehaven in 2012 (Real Deal on the Rock)
Marcanvis
Hymon @ Whitehaven in 2012 (Real Deal on the Rock)
Aston
Morton @ Whitehaven in 2012
WHITEHAVEN
2012-2013
The
Tigers have for years been on
of the best ACT performing schools in the state with
some of the highest marks year in and year out. This
year the
Tigers are for real in the toughest district in
the state 16-AAA respectively. After the high school
football team captured the 2012 TSSAA Division 6-A State
Championship The high school basketball team has high marks to make
at an overall football a priority school accordingly. Coach
Lawrence Myers in his fourth year at the school as the head
coach received some great news right before the
basketball season with several high profiles transfers.
Those transfers have catapulted the basketball program
from the 16-AAA floor mat to serious contenders in the
toughest district in the state with postseason goals on
the horizon. An relatively young team that will make
noise for the next two years in the crowded Division AAA
field.
Junior
Marcanvis Hymon
(6'7 - 200 lbs.
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had a very good run on the summer circuit that elevated
in to a national rankings.
Hymon
versatile play in the middle with good mid range outside
shooting while running the court is a major plus for
this big man.
Hymon
will lead the city in block shots while he will not wow
you with a lot of scoring because he does all the other
intangibles to keeping the middle in
Tigers
hands respectively. Junior transfer
C.J. Anderson (6'5 - 175 lbs.
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from Arlington High School is a
very solid transfer to add to an already strong team.
Anderson
does a little bit of everything as scoring when called
upon, bring the ball up when needed, crucial rebounding
in the middle in tight contests, to name a few. Both of
these players will be nationally ranked in the Top 100
by the beginning of the summer circuit season.
Another
player who had an extremely great summer on the circuit
was senior
Aston Morton
(6'4 - 185 lbs.
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for
Desoto Central,
Mississippi last season and was an early season
transfer.
Mortonstrong
overall play especially around the goal, to go along with
a solid jump shot from all over the court and he does not
force bad shots as a result. Another senior who
will contribute much needed offense when the other big
guns are down for the night is left handed
Ladarius Wilson
(6'0 - 175 lbs.
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#) who posses
a very nice jump shot especially from mid range to go
along with his aggressive style of play that will thrive
in 16-AAA action.
Freshman
guard Kevin Cheatam
(5'9 - 155 lbs.
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play at the 1 spot will make significant noise this year
with his offensive skills and great ball handling
attributes after having a tremendous summer circuit
season. Senior
Jamiah Kelley
(6'0 - 165 lbs.
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will provide strong defensive play in the guard
position with drives to the goal in strong fashion. Junior Roger
Robinson
(6'4 - 185 lbs.
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will add extra shooting punch from the outside to go
along with good defensive pressure.
This
year had few classics and tournaments on hand but next
year will be very active with 2 Top 150 players in
the country in
Hymon
and
Anderson.
They start the season in the 42nd Annual
Martin Luther King Tournament
at
Melrose HighSchool
during Thanksgiving.
In January they stay home
with the ARS/Penny Hardaway
Classic
January 10-12 with the first two games at
Dyer County
and the last day at White
Station
High School. Their opponent will be private school
powerhouse
CBHS.
Junior
Martez Greene
(5'9 - 150 lbs.
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will get opportunities at the guard spot in certain back
up situations with his good defense. Sophomore
Jordan Williams
(6'0 - 165 lbs.
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is an all around player that came off the football field
and brings that brings that toughness
with his aggressive style of play.
College
Coaches:Diamond in the Rough Team with
legitimate off the radar prospects, (college coaches click here).
It was the best
of times, it was the worst of times. I think there is a
book that starts off that way, but I digress.
The anticipation of the upcoming AAU or summer campaign
was alive and kicking all over the country in May of
2005, especially in Memphis.
The expectations seemed enormous, having finished second
in the 17 and under nationals last season as 16's the
Memphis YOMCA seemed primed for the ultimate run.
Something happened on the way to the gym.
It was apparent the Bluff City faithful were not the
only parties interested in getting a piece of the star
studded squad.
Adidas wanted to get a foothold in the ever burgeoning
Memphis hoop scene and this seemed to be the initial
move to start this particular ball
rolling.
So the YOMCA was no longer in the loop and the Memphis
Pump-N-Run were officially born.
Taking a peek at the roster one could not blame Adidas
for their bold move. Thaddeus Young, Willie Kemp, Wayne
Chism, Pierre Niles and Brandon Powell made up a nucleus
that would surely lead Team Memphis to the promised
land.
The summer campaign started with a most interesting
scenario as the "PNR" lost a game to the Mid-State
Ballerz, who ironically had Willie Kemp running the
show. This was an illusion that would soon change, as
Kemp
shortly thereafter joined the PNR.
With all their ducks in a row, the PNR set out to
establish themselves and put a benchmark on the national
attention that would follow.
The Real Deal on the Hill, the first major tournament of
the summer that coaches could attend. The pundits pined
for the impending matchup between Team Memphis and the
defending mythical goliath The Indy Spiece Heat. The
Heat were led by the consensus top player in the class
Greg Oden and numerous other high level prospects who
could actually match the
PNR with name recognition.
The reputation was established and the aura of the PNR
was created as the boys from Memphis soundly defeated
the Heat and made a huge cry across the land as the best
summer squad in existence.
Another funny thing happened on the way to their future
endeavors, nothing.
For some inexplicable reason the PNR did not suit up for
any of the Memorial Day festivities and was sparsely
seen until the Adidas Super 64 in Atlanta, following the
shoe camps.
The aforementioned players participated in various high
level exposure camps and the three major shoe camps and
kept their names on the tongues of coaches nationwide.
After achieving individual success at these various
camps, the boys got back together with the purpose of
putting the finishing touches on a grand and final run
through the top programs the country had to offer. They
added Ridgeway jumping jack Ernest Fields and ECS
powerhouse Tim Johnson to the fold and things looked
bright.
Once again a funny thing happened on the way to the gym.
The time off and the lack of continuity played havoc on
the chemistry of the PNR and they bowed out early in
Atlanta.
Heading to Las Vegas for the final big time event of the
summer, the PNR seemed poised and ready to achieve.
After dominating pool play the lack of chemistry once
again reared it's ugly head and some resentment among
the players seemed to end this summer campaign on a sour
note.
This team had the potential to be one of the best of all
time. It is truly unclear what precipitated these events
that grounded this team for much of the latter portion
of May and June, but it truly had it's effect on their
success.
None the less these kids are part of the best class of
seniors to dot the Tennessee landscape in many years.
The decision to completely disassociate themselves with
the
organization that they grew up playing for in retrospect
now seems like a mistake. The YOMCA will continue on
with quality younger teams and what to make of the
Adidas affiliation with the Bluff City at this juncture
is
unclear.